Article Three. Concerning Irregularities from Delict.

490. Conditions. In order that irregularity from delict be contracted, these conditions are required:

a. That the delicts be grave and external sins.

Therefore everything which excuses from mortal sin also excuses from incurring irregularity from delict, such as inadvertence, good faith, grave fear, smallness of matter; ignorance is excepted.

b. Irregularities arise not only from public delicts but also from hidden delicts.

c. That the delicts were committed after baptism; sentence is excepted.¹

¹ Cn. 986.